HOUSTON — With roughly four dozen friends and family members on hand plus a track record for excellent performances at Minute Maid Park, no one should have been surprised at what Oakland right fielder Chris Young did in the ninth inning on Friday night in his hometown.
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The Astros tagged Tommy Milone for five two-out runs on two big flies in the fifth inning to claim the lead. Watch the game on CSN California and follow along with In-Game Live!
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Rangers looking for first hit with RISP in a week
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Former baseball slugger Jose Canseco denied a woman’s claim that he sexually assaulted her, calling the allegations in Nevada ”laughable” before playing in an independent league game in Texas on Thursday.
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Cisnero’s second outing goes poorly
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ross Wolf was thinking about retirement while languishing in the minor leagues for a third straight year.
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(Reuters) – Mike Trout became the youngest player in the American League ever to hit for the cycle in the Los Angeles Angels’ 12-0 rout of the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday. The reigning AL rookie of the year singled in the third inning, tripled in the fourth, doubled in the sixth before completing the feat with a home run in the eighth. The 21-year-old finished with five RBIs while starter Jerome Williams pitched eight scoreless innings to get the win. Alex Rodriguez previously held the record when he hit for the cycle in 1997. …
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With Ryan Vogelsong sidelined for the foreseeable future, the San Francisco Giants are facing more change and challenges for their struggling starting rotation.
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Bartolo Colon celebrated his 40th birthday a few days early with something he’s enjoyed quite a few times over the years: a win over the Texas Rangers.
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Yoenis Cespedes and the A’s are looking to make a dent in the Rangers’ division lead as they open a series in Texas. Watch the game on CSN California and follow along with In-Game Live!
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